Andrea Coleman is co-founder of Riders for Health and founder of Two Wheels for Life.
She is life-long motorcyclist and co-founded Riders with Barry Coleman, her husband, and motorcycle sporting hero, Randy Mamola in 1996. She has worked for 30 years to show that a systematic approach to managing motorcycles and motorised vehicles in Africa means health care can be delivered – predictably and reliably, however harsh the conditions or however remote the community - money saved and people employed and trained to a very high standard. Andrea’s motorcycle racing life and her work in promotion and sports management provided her with a practical outlook and a set of skills that have helped to guide the financial and advocacy development of the work of Riders for Health.
In 2013 Andrea won the Women of the Year Award, sponsored by Barclays Bank for her part in revolutionising medical provision across Africa. In 2006 she won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award. Andrea was select
Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa
